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  • Season 4
  • Episode 18
Julius Moomer, a talentless, but relentless, self-promoting hack who dreams of becoming a successful television writer, uses a book of magic to summon William Shakespeare to write dramatic teleplays that Moomer will pass off as his own.... See more »
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Julius Moomer
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Shannon
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Sadie
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William Shakespeare
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Mr. Hugo
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Dolan
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Bramhoff
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Secretary
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Bus Driver
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Cora
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Rocky Rhodes
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Daniel Boone (uncredited)
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Robert E. Lee (uncredited)
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John Newton ...
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Narrator / Self - Host (uncredited)
Leslie Sketchley ...
Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
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Director (uncredited)

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David Butler

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Rod Serling ... (written by)
 
Rod Serling ... (created by) (creator)

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Herbert Hirschman ... producer

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Fred Steiner

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George T. Clemens ... director of photography

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Edward Curtiss ... (as Edw. Curtiss)

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Edward C. Carfagno ... (as Edward Carfagno)
George W. Davis

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Henry Grace
Edward M. Parker

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Ralph W. Nelson ... production manager

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John D. Bloss ... assistant director (as John Bloss)

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Joe Edmondson ... sound
Franklin Milton ... sound

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James V. King ... camera operator (uncredited)

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Fred Steiner ... conductor
Marius Constant ... composer: theme music (uncredited)

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John Conwell ... assistant to producer
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  • CBS (1963) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
  • Image Entertainment (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)

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Plot Summary

Julius Moomer, a talentless, but relentless, self-promoting hack who dreams of becoming a successful television writer, uses a book of magic to summon William Shakespeare to write dramatic teleplays that Moomer will pass off as his own. Shakespeare becomes irritated by Moomer's lack of appreciation and is even more appalled when he discovers the changes wrought on his plays by cynical television executives. Written by laird-3

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  • The Bard (United States)
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Trivia Was remade as the segment "Act Break" in Act Break/The Burning Man/Dealer's Choice (1985). See more »
Goofs The bus driver spends far more time watching Julius than would be considered safe. Also if a bus driver throws everyone off for acting weird he would have very few passengers, which may explain why there are so few other passengers seen. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Made in America (2007). See more »
Soundtracks Twilight Zone Theme See more »
Quotes William Shakespeare: [after knocking out Rocky Rhodes] Blow, blow thou winter wind. Thou art not so unkind as man's ingratitude.
[Trumpets sound]
William Shakespeare: . That's from As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 7
[by Amiens]
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